废话 他是谁生的
“Of course, he takes after you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也什么都不肯跟我讲
“and refused to tell me anything.”
废话 他是谁生的
“Of course, he takes after you.”
“Of course he is like that, he is my child after all.”
Chinese parents often invoke biological parenthood rhetorically to take credit for a child's stubbornness or positive traits.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nonsense / of course / obviously
Used informally to dismiss a statement as glaringly obvious or silly.
who gave birth to (someone)
A rhetorical phrase used by parents to claim credit for a child's temperament or looks.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“my own flesh and blood? Ridiculous!”
“the person you mentioned— who is he?”
“Then who is the biological father?”
“- No idea what they write. - No idea who they are. Haven't heard. - This name - No clue.”
“So, what's his name?”
“Who is he?”